This week on the show Karen is joined by one of her Artisan Perfumery Mastermind Alumni, Delphine Fant. A French native, Delphine moved to Australia when she was 18 and now runs her own perfume brand, Gandha Temple, as well as running workshops for residents of her hometown. In this chat with Karen, Delphine talks about her inspirations, her journey and her secrets to success.  KEY TAKEAWAYS Delphine talks about how she fell in love with perfumery and her inspiration for starting her own brand. Delphine found great therapeutic benefits to creating perfumes, she expands on this and how it led her to develop and deliver her own workshops so that others could experience what she had.  Delphine talks about the positives and negatives of the Australian perfume market and how they have influenced some of her business decisions.  Delphine details some of the challenges she has faced whilst setting up her company and how she overcame them. BEST MOMENTS  “Once you have an understanding of who you are selling to, you can build your branding around that idea, and making it beautiful is key.” “Never stop learning. There is always room for growth, no matter how far you’ve come.” “The best way to learn a skill is to teach it to other people.”   EPISODE LINKS Gandha Temple Website Gandha Temple Instagram VALUABLE RESOURCES Getting Started Guide Artisan Perfumery Mastermind     ABOUT THE HOST Fragrance expert, author, teacher and speaker; Karen Gilbert runs courses in the UK and online which demystify the secretive world of perfumery in a fun and interactive way.  Karen has inspired thousands of students to explore their olfactory sense and create their own personalised fragrances. With extensive product development experience in both the commercial perfumery and the organic skincare industry, Karen is able to offer a unique insight into creating natural and mixed media fragrances for fine fragrance, room scents and skincare/bodycare products using commercial perfumery techniques. Karen is also a certified meditation teacher and has a passion for helping people to create daily rituals that integrate scent with other modalities to shift state and increase your sense of wellbeing. CONTACT DETAILS Website Instagram Facebook YouTube Email